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British troops landing near Elephant point near Rangoon (Yangdon). May 1945
A badge issued to men and women of the Royal Ordnance Filling Factories where bombs and ammunition are produced. Circa July 16th 1941
Captain H. H. Davies, Royal Artillery, of Birkenhead, checks looted pictures found inCaptain H.H. Davies, Royal Artillery, of Birkenhead, checks looted pictures found in the house of an SS officer which had been looted from Holland. August 1945
Pamphlet dropped on Allied troops in North Africa after the defeat in Dunkirk. 16th June 1943
The Medal of the Military Division of the Order of the British Empire. Circa 1940s
The Williams family in liberated Guernsey. The family including 6 children had a very hard time during the occupation. May 1945
Badges and buttons of the Air Training Corps. Circa 1940s
A crowd of Guernsey Islanders celebrating their liberation. May 1945
The badge of No. 224 General Reconnaissance Squadron, based on the arms of the town of Otranto in Italy, where the squadron was formed in 1918. The design was signed by Mussolini in 1938
The new button badge of the Reconnaissance Corps: a vertical spear supported on each side by forked lighting. Circa 1940s
Representatives of Admiral Doenitz and Field Marshal Keitel visit 2nd Army HQ and 21 Army HQ to ask for surrender terms for the German military forces. They were Gen
British reinforcements approaching Vaagso under fire, as part of a successful raid on the Norwegian island. 31st December 1941
After surrounding the town of Uelzen troops of the 15th Scottish Division cleared it on April 19th, after days of stiff street fighting
Germans Surrender to Montgomery. At 6. 25pm on 4th May, in an ordinary Army tent at 21stGermans Surrender to Montgomery. At 6.25pm on 4th May, in an ordinary Army tent at 21st Army Group HQ on Luneburg Heath, 5 German plenipotentiaries in the presence of Field Marshall Montgomery put
The new badge of the Reconnaissance Corps: a vertical spear supported on each side by forked lighting. Circa 1940
The British corvette Launceston Castle following a trail of U-Boats into Scapa after their surrender. 31st May 1945
Parties of British troops returning to the ships after the raid on the Lofoten islands during Second World War. Circa March 1941
On the Western Front, the radio provides the link with home and airmen, serving in Belgium and Holland eagerly listen in especially if they are stationed at advanced airfields where no other news
Aerial reconnaissance photograph showing damage to the dry dock, gates and surrounding buildings at St Nazaire, following the successful attack by combined British forces. Circa April 1942
A Wellington bomber in the Middle East displaying an elaborate crest. The design includes a winged lemon, a cheese, a female figure, a feather, a haggis, an ant and two pyramid shaped hills
The Bishop of Portsmouth in Italy talking with M. T. ShepardThe Bishop of Portsmouth in Italy talking with M.T. Shepard, a South African during a confirmation service at Eighth Army HQ. 12th October 1944
HM the King has created seven new medal awards for Services in the War. Six are Campaign Stars and one is a Defence Medal. 1 8 May 1945
Two British soldiers chat to German women by a river bridge. June 1945
A Depot Superintendent of the Rescue Service. Note his beret and anklets, which had recently been authorised. Circa 10th September 1941
Marshal Ivan Koniev of the Russian Army (left) shares a table with British Lieutenant-General Richard McCreery at the races in Vienna in October 1945
Tank production for the Ministry of supply is now in full swing in various parts of the country. (Picture) Tank production going at full speed. Circa 13th July 1941
Deep snow on the Eighth Army Front near Castel Frentano on the Italian Front during the Second World War. Bombardier Holt of Watford spots for enemy planes through his binoculars
Lieutenant Commander Freddy Charlton lands his burning Corsair fighter on the deck of a British Aircraft Carrier operating in the Pacific. July 1945
General Sir Bernard C. T. Paget, the Commander In Chief of the Home ForcesGeneral Sir Bernard C.T. Paget, the Commander In Chief of the Home Forces, accompanied by the General Officer Commanding In Chief of Scottish Command Lieutenant General Sir A. F. Andrew N
Actor Douglas Fairbanks seen here aboard the liner RMS Olympic as the ship docks at Southampton, 2nd October 1921
Royal Navy fleet under Italian bombing attack in the Mediterranean. July 1940
British troops removing a fascist sign in Kismayu during Second World War. 22nd May 1941
Oil burning on the surface of the sea following the British raid on the Norwegian Lofoten islands. Circa 9th March 1941
The first "live"broadcast from the Normandy beachhead took place on SundayThe first " live" broadcast from the Normandy beachhead took place on Sunday June 18th 1944 when Frank Gillard (BBC) and William Downs (CBS)
Tank exercises in South Eastern England. Tanks are seen climbing an extremely precipitous slope in the general advance firing as they go. June 1941
Merchant Seamen recuperating at the Henry Radcliffe Home for Merchant Seamen, Chart, Surrey. Jack Kelly, Engine room Donkey man on a tanker (oil) has injuries in both legs
By the evening of February 21st, 1945, British troops had cleared the German town of Goch of all its defenders with the exception of a few isolated snipers. Germans continued to shell the town
Royal Welch Fusiliers celebrating St. Davids Day in the forward areas of the B. E. FRoyal Welch Fusiliers celebrating St. Davids Day in the forward areas of the B.E.F. Welsh singers entertained the troops at a concert. Note the flashes worn at the back of the collar. March 1940
Picture taken on board the British Escort carrier Campania during a recent British convoy to and from Russia when a U-boat was sunk
Choir and musicians composed of war-maimed men at EMS hospital, Stoke Mandeville. This is part of the treatment to help these men take their places in normal life again after long periods in bed
An Honours Beard was presented recently by inhabitants of the Gold Coast to tNumber 218 Bomber Squadron known as the " Gold Coast Squadron"
8th Armys victorious desert drive. A member of a tank crew lights a cigarette next to " Titus" a figure painted on the side of his tank. Circa 1943
US Navy planes destroy Japanese installations on Luzon. Circa January 1945
R. A. F. raids on Bergen. May 1940R.A.F. raids on Bergen. May 1940
Bombing of the Ishigaki airfield in Okinawa by a British fleet carrier. June 1945
Major General Sir Ernest M. Cowell, Director of Medical Service, AFH Algiers, visits the Fifth Army at the Anzio beach-head in Italy to inspect medical units in the field
Fragmentation bombs dropped by B-25 Mitchell bombers over Japanese planes in Luzon. February 1945
